Bearing for railroad-rails.



J. T. RICHARDS.

BEARING FOR RAILROAD RAILS.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T.16, 1907.

91 6,489, Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

niinals of t side-to conform to the corresponding upper JosEPH 'r.RIonARns, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BEARING FOR RAIiROAD-RAILS.

."Specificatior of Letters Patent.

Patented March 30, 1909.

Application filed October 16, 1807. I Serial No. 397,660.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn T. Rrormnns, citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Bearing for Railroad-Rails, of which thefollowing is a specification. {My invention consists of a bearing for arailroad rail comprising a solid body having a centrally raised portionon which the rail is adapted to be supported directly and faces on theupper side extending laterally from said ort-ion tapering to the sideterlie body and having a flat underface of a cross tie or other support,whereby the wave motion or deflection imparted to a rail when occupiedby an engine, car or train assing thereover will not cause the rail toear obliquely on the cross-tie or base support and rock the same, while,'on the contrary, said support will remain unmoved and steady in itsnormal position. The bearing is the full width of the cross tie orsupport and so is in -'a measure an integral part of the cross tie, thebearing being thereby prevented from imparting any independent motion tosaid cross tie or support or having its edges cut into the tie.

Figure l represents an end elevation of a rail supportembodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the form shown inFig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of another form thereof.

Similar letters-of reference indicate corres onding parts in thefigures.

l eferring to the drawing: A' designates a rail hearing, which ismounted ontlie crosstie or base-support B, and on which is seated therail C. Said rail support, in Figs. 1 and 2, is composed of a solidplate or plates, or bar or bars, or otherbody of metal, wood or anyother material somewhat of the form of a truncated pyramid, that is tosay, its sides or upper faces D, l), are sloping or tapering, leavingthe top E of less width than the bottom F, it being noticed that therail rests on said top as a raised portion, while spaces G exist betweenthe bottom of the rail and said sides 1). Theunderside or face of thebody is, flat so as'to conform to and rest solidly upon the flat upperface of said cross tie or sup ort B.

' It is weli known-that when the rail is occupied by'a running engine,car or train, wave motions or deflections are imparted to the I rail invertical direction, especially in -w on] the cross-ties or other basesuppor-ts corsequently when such motion reaches the spaces G, therelative wave or deflected por tion of the underside of the rail enterssaid spaces without inrartingdownward pressure upon the sides of the)iece A, so that the cross-tie or base suppor is not turned or rocked onits bed, while on the contrary, by this invention, the rail remains fiaton its bed, and so retains its seat undisturbed. In Fi 3, the top of thebearing piece A is roundefor arch-shape, the rail being adapted to reston the crown thereof.

The bottom or under side of the-bearing A is of the same widthorsubstantially the cross tie, so that when the rail is loaded,-. theends of the bottom or under side I bearing 1 cciving I sanie width asthe the same weight when the rail is while permitting the deflection ofthe rail as stated. The base supports are thus held against lateral disvlaceinent and the on itsbed and is undisturbed loaded,

from its seat.

rail remains flat I While I have specified certain means for wilinot cutinto the tie, and so the. and tie work integrally together 'rccarryingout my im rovenients, I do not wish.

l to be'limited exact y to the same, but desire l to make such changesas ma come within the scope of the novelty invo ved.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 chi'im as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: a 1. A tie plate formed of a solid bodyhaving its base'adapted to be in contact throughout with the upper faceof a rail support and i that portion of its top surface forming the railsupport narrowel' than the bottom surface, and sides inclining downwardand outward from the narrower central portion of the top to the sidesgiving greater width at the bottom and leaving spaces between the railand said inclined sides to permit of the deflection of the adiacentportion of the rail. 2. A tie plate bearing formed of a solid bodyhaving the central portion of its u per face receiving the rail narrowerthan the ottoin face, and sides inclining downwardl and outwardly. onopposite sides, longitudinally of the rail, leaving spaces between therail and said inclined sides to permit of the deflection of the adjacentportion of the rail, said tic plate adapted to and havin its under faceof substan support. 1

3. A. mil bearing composed of 1 tie plate its sides inclining dmvnwardand outward formed of a solid body applicable to and y from the centralportion of its top surface to adaped'to be fitted solidly on the uppei'faee.

body es-fling an under face which is adapted tn be ineontact throughoutwith said upper face of the tie support, that eoi'tion of its topsulfates which forms the mi -sup' 01*ti11g poia cross tie which supportsthe same, sand l Lion being narrower than its um er face and g thesides, leaving spaces between the rail and said inclined sides to permitof the deflection of the adjacent oi'tion of the rail.

QPOSEPH T. RICHARDS. Witnesses CHAS. O. Rum, GEO. O. QUEALE.

